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Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the … effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital … dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various …
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Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the … effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital … dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various …
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under-five mortality and its increasing effect on life expectancy at birth. Policies towards improving population health … forest environments provides, its contribution to environmental quality could also provide health benefits. Using data from … health outcomes with specific consideration for forests. Employing different panel estimation methods for robustness and …
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on newborns' health; temperature stresses and low relative humidity also have effects. The use of climate change … effects of extreme weather. Mothers' education, sanitation access and health care assistance to pregnant women represent the … main instruments for addressing neonatal health problems …
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mortality using an instrumental variable approach based on wind direction. Harnessing daily changes in county-level wind …
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Extensive evidence shows exposure to ambient PM2.5 is associated with a wide range of poor health outcomes. But few …, self-rated general health, disability, and all available (eleven) domain-specific health measures in the data. Associations … with poor general health, chronic illness, breathing difficulties, mobility difficulties, and deafness are robust to …
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This paper constructs a rich model of saving for retired single people. Our framework allows for bequest motives and heterogeneity in medical expenses and life expectancies. We estimate the model using AHEAD data and the method of simulated moments. The data show that out-of-pocket medical...
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